Designation:F1317−98(Reapproved2012)StandardTestMethodforCalibrationofMicrowaveOvens1ThisstandardisissuedunderthefixeddesignationF1317;thenumberimmediatelyfollowingthedesignationindicatestheyearoforiginaladoptionor,inthecaseofrevision,theyearoflastrevision.Anumberinparenthesesindicatestheyearoflastreapproval.Asuperscriptepsilon(´)indicatesaneditorialchangesincethelastrevisionorreapproval.1.Scope1.1Thistestmethodisapplicabletomicrowaveovensdesignedforbothhomeandcommercialuse.Itwasdevelopedforuseintheevaluationofvolatileandnonvolatilecompo-nentsofmicrowavesusceptorpackages.1.2Thistestmethodwascollaborativelyevaluatedwithmicrowaveovenswithnominaloutputratingsof700W.1.3Thisstandarddoesnotpurporttoaddressallofthesafetyconcerns,ifany,associatedwithitsuse.Itistheresponsibilityoftheuserofthisstandardtoestablishappro-priatesafetyandhealthpracticesanddeterminetheapplica-bilityofregulatorylimitationspriortouse.2.ReferencedDocuments2.1ASTMStandards:2E691PracticeforConductinganInterlaboratoryStudytoDeterminethePrecisionofaTestMethodF874TestMethodforTemperatureMeasurementandPro-filingforMicrowaveSusceptorsF1308TestMethodforQuantitatingVolatileExtractablesinMicrowaveSusceptorsUsedforFoodProductsF1349TestMethodforNonvolatileUltraviolet(UV)Ab-sorbingExtractablesfromMicrowaveSusceptorsF1500TestMethodforQuantitatingNon-UV-AbsorbingNonvolatileExtractablesfromMicrowaveSusceptorsUti-lizingSolventsasFoodSimulantsF1519TestMethodforQualitativeAnalysisofVolatileExtractablesinMicrowaveSusceptorsUsedtoHeatFoodProducts3.ApparatusandReagents3.1MicrowaveOven,asmanufactured.3.2Beakers,2L.(Alternativelyusea2-Lpolystyrenefoamcontainer.)3.3Thermometer,readableto60.5°C.3.4Stopwatch.4.Procedure4.1Usingthestopwatch,checktheaccuracyofthemicro-waveoventimer.Timershouldbeaccuratetowithin2%.Ifnot,determinethesettingsnecessarytoensureaccuracy.4.2Filla2Lbeakerwithexactly1000mLofdistilledwaterat18to20°C.RecordinitialtemperatureofthewaterasT1.4.3Removethethermometerandplacethebeakerinthecenterofthemicrow...
